Cantaloupe

Hackberry

About Cantaloupe and Hackberry

Cantaloupe

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Tree

Origin

Africa

North America, Canada

Types

C melo subsp melo

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

570

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99992-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-4

9-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove Vines

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cardiovascular problems, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, Immunity, Insomnia

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Cantaloupe, Casaba Melon, Honey Dew, Melon, Muskmelon

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

खरबूजा

HACKBERRY

In German

Cantaloup Melone

Hackberry

In French

Cantaloup

micocoulier

In Spanish

Cantalupo

almez

In Greek

Πεπονάκι

hackberry

In Portuguese

Cantalupo

hackberry

In Polish

Kantalupa

hackberry

In Latin

cantaloupe

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Urticales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Cucumis

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Melothrieae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

270

1 27800

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Properties of Cantaloupe and Hackberry

Wondering what are the properties of Cantaloupe and Hackberry? We provide you with everything About Cantaloupe and Hackberry. Cantaloupe doesn't have thorns and Hackberry doesn't have thorns. Also Cantaloupe does not have fragrant flowers. Cantaloupe has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Hackberry has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cantaloupe and Hackberry and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cantaloupe and Hackberry

Season and care of Cantaloupe and Hackberry is important to know. While considering everything about Cantaloupe and Hackberry Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cantaloupe season is Summer and Fall and Hackberry season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Cantaloupe is Loam and for Hackberry is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Cantaloupe is Neutral and for Hackberry is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Cantaloupe and Hackberry Physical Information

Cantaloupe and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Cantaloupe height is 20.30 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Cantaloupe and Hackberry are as follows:

Cantaloupe flower color: Yellow
Cantaloupe leaf color: Green and Light Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Cantaloupe and Hackberry

Care of Cantaloupe and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cantaloupe pruning is done Remove Vines and Hackberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. In summer Cantaloupe needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hackberry needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.